Question

We read, “Researchers have determined that although blushing and sweating are often correlated, sweating doesn’t cause blushing, nor does blushing cause sweating. Instead, we find that both phenomena are actually effects of emotional stress.” The researchers have suggested that, given the presence of emotional stress, the correlation between blushing and sweating is:

causal.
false.
spurious.
problematic

Answer 1

The answer is Spurious because it means apparent but not accurate.